Skirt Hem Repurposed into a Flower Pin

A client asked for a rush on 5 lined skirt hems. I said yes, and was able to salvage enough scrap from one of the hems to make a flower pin. The fabric was a textured woven blue with a bit of irridecences. It was a thicker and heavier flower and rather than adding a hair clip, I added a pin back. The customer decided to buy it when she picked up her hemmed garments. Success!

Perfected zipper rosettes

Ever perfecting, I am trying to stream line the production of my zipper rosettes. I have decided to put less embellishment on them and stick with the zipper theme by including a zipper pull on each pin or hair clip. I am finding fun bright fabrics to combine with the zippers to add extra eye candy. I eliminated the felt backing because it added too much weight to the pin. The hand stitching is visible but there are no raw edges exposed.
More information about zipper rosettes can be found on my website, www.sewingbymaudy.com.

Zipper rosette embellishments

I continue to perfect my zipper rosettes. I am adding not only vintage buttons but also jewelry pieces / parts. I'm finding better ways to attached the zippers to my fabric strips and playing with the fabric width.

Felted Holiday Stocking

I was given 5 felted thrift store wool sweaters and was asked to make simple holiday stockings. Notice the hanging loop is attached to the front of the stocking. I liked the angle of hanging drop this created. These stocking are also lined with a simple cotton fabric.